Jasta

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  July 2022     8 months ago

Submitted Poems 3 total

No Longer yours to keep

The sun lies hidden behind a cloud.
As I hide my bruises from the crowd.
I lay each night too afraid to sleep.
While you tell me I am yours to keep.
 
Days slip by into months and then years.
My cries of pain no one ever hears.
Too afraid to stay,...

– by Janet H Stafford

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Just look

A giggle a gurgle a snicker and smile
A love of life making things worthwhile
A skip a hop then jumping with glee
Just look at the new life bursting in me

A dream a hope the kindness of love
Flying on high on the wings of a dove
Twirling and...

– by Janet Stafford

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The Monsters in my Mind

The darkness stretches into the loneliness of night
Tormenting demons all come out, to stand and fight
Struggles between what was and should have been
Remorse strong, stomach churning, and yet unseen

Cold tendrils like icy fingers play down...

– by Janet Stafford

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I really like how this was written showing the damage we have done to our land

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